2025 Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Schools in Missouri

If you pursue a degree in film/cinema/media studies, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #142 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Missouri to determine which ones were the best for film/cinema/media studies students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 49 degrees in film/cinema/media studies to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Film/Cinema/Media Studies Schools List

Film/Cinema/Media Studies Rankings by Degree Level

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Schools in Missouri list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Film/Cinema/Media Studies in Missouri

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the film studies degree levels they offer.

Top Missouri Schools in Film Studies

1

Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, MO

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Washington University in St Louis is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in film/cinema/media studies. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.More information about a degree in film/cinema/media studies from Washington University in St Louis

2

University of Missouri - Columbia
Columbia, MO

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

32 Film Studies Degrees Awarded

50.0% Growth in Graduates

University of Missouri - Columbia is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in film/cinema/media studies. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in film/cinema/media studies from University of Missouri - Columbia

Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	742	53
Iowa	648	70
Kansas	599	70
Nebraska	500	13

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Rankings in Majors Related to Film Studies

One of 4 majors within the Film, Video & Photographic Arts area of study, Film/Cinema/Media Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Film & Video Production	93
Photography	10
Documentary Production	2

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.